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Acoustic Receiver (ATAP) Retrieval & Deployment – July 2024

On Sunday, 21 July, marine biologist Amy Webber, volunteer manager Etienne Roets, skipper Hennie Odendaal and 2 of the Marine Dynamics Academy scientific interns left Kleinbaai Harbour aboard research vessel Lwazi. In collaboration with the Acoustic Tracking Array Platform (ATAP), the team from the Dyer Island Conservation Trust and Marine Dynamics Academy went out with the goal of retrieving previous receivers [...]

Humpback Whale Stranding – June 2024

On 22 June, the Dyer Island Conservation Trust and Marine Dynamics teams were alerted of a stranded Humpback whale along the beach at Die Dam. A resident of Die Dam, Johanna von Molendorff, sighted the whale, with alerts posted to local stranding pages too. Early the next morning, 23 June, our teams started the journey towards the area. The attendees were [...]